Tanzania Premier League table 2026-27

The Tanzania Premier League table, also called the log, lists each club’s position and matches played, followed by wins, draws, defeats, scoring totals, goal difference and points. Its first row identifies the leader for readers following football, including those searching for soccer in South Africa.

The competition is also called the Tanzanian Premier League or Premier League. The live modules carry the changing leaders and scores. Start with the Tanzania Premier League hub for the wider competition.

What Do the Colours in the Tanzania Premier League Standings Mean?

The colours distinguish continental qualification, relegation play-offs and automatic relegation, so read their labels alongside each position. Under Tanzania’s allocation introduced in 2021-22, CAF’s Champions League takes the division’s two leading finishers; Confederation Cup entry comes through finishing third or winning Tanzania’s FA Cup. The cup route matters because its winner does not qualify through a particular league position. Check the dated qualification key for any overlapping cup and league places before interpreting an additional coloured row.

How Is the Tanzanian Premier League Table Decided?

In Tanzania’s points column, each win contributes three, each draw contributes one and each defeat contributes zero. Across the 16 club competition, every pairing produces two league fixtures, one at each ground, and the points collected establish the standings. For goal difference, take goals conceded away from goals scored; for scheduling context, check how many fixtures each Tanzanian side has completed. A game still awaiting completion leaves further points available to the clubs involved.

Where Can You Follow Results, Fixtures and the Kariakoo Derby?

Use the fixtures and results modules together to connect the table with the matches behind it. The Tanzania Premier League fixtures identify scheduled games, including meetings between Yanga and Simba; the Tanzania Premier League results show completed scores. Yanga and Simba’s Kariakoo derby takes its name from their shared Dar es Salaam roots. Their meeting can explain a shift near the summit, but the surrounding fixtures determine how much that result changes the wider race.

What Time Are Matches Across Africa, and Where Can You Watch?

Tanzanian kick-off times use EAT, matching Kenya and Uganda, with South Africa one hour behind, Nigeria two and Ghana three. For example, 19:00 EAT means 18:00 SAST, 17:00 WAT and 16:00 GMT on the same date. Read each fixture’s country viewing entry for television and streaming availability in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. Availability belongs with the match listing because a service carrying games in Tanzania does not establish access elsewhere.

How Do Relegation and Promotion Change the Table?

Tanzania’s two lowest finishers move down to the Championship automatically; the clubs immediately above them, third and fourth from bottom, contest play-offs. The Championship’s third and fourth placed teams join those two Premier League clubs in the play-off route. That makes the lower table worth reading carefully: moving out of an automatic relegation place changes the route to survival, while reaching safety removes the need for a play-off.

Which African Connections and Scoring Records Should You Follow?

The scoring and assists modules identify this season’s attacking contributors, while Yanga and Simba provide useful club starting points. Open Tanzania Premier League stats and check appearances alongside goals and assists before comparing players. Emmanuel Okwi scored 97 league goals between 2009 and 2019, a historical benchmark for comparing scoring careers. Keep that career record separate from the changing seasonal rankings.

Yanga’s 2023 Confederation Cup final gives the league’s continental places a memorable meaning. They drew 2-2 on aggregate with USM Algiers and finished runners-up on away goals, showing how closely domestic qualification connects with African competition. Readers in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda can also trace Simba’s continental progress through their CAF Champions League quarter-finals in 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23 and 2023-24.